When Tyson Fury slapped Wladimir Klitschko silly at the Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, snatching the heavyweight belts from the Ukrainian superbore he immediately became the natural heir to John L Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. The holder of the greatest title in sport. The baddest man on the planet. The conqueror of Klitschko. The slayer of the Hun. The warrior chief. The merciless god of anything that stirs in his universe. The stone hearted killer. The blood crazed destroyer. The sovereign ruler of all men and follower of the Risen Christ.
He had come a long way from the walking punchline best known for accidentally punching himself in the face. Glory and adoration would surely follow. And yet his superb achievement was immediately underplayed, diminished and trashed by the British press. Controversy about his batshit religious views followed. Who was this joker and why was he saying all these BAD THINGS?
Fight fan and journalist James Donaghy takes you through the Furious One’s career. From his humble beginnings fighting tomato cans on shithouse undercards to the miracle of Düsseldorf, his ascent is traced with the forensic eye of a detective, the intrepid heart of an explorer and the gigantic balls of the most fearless writer that ever lived.
He had come a long way from the walking punchline best known for accidentally punching himself in the face. Glory and adoration would surely follow. And yet his superb achievement was immediately underplayed, diminished and trashed by the British press. Controversy about his batshit religious views followed. Who was this joker and why was he saying all these BAD THINGS?
Fight fan and journalist James Donaghy takes you through the Furious One’s career. From his humble beginnings fighting tomato cans on shithouse undercards to the miracle of Düsseldorf, his ascent is traced with the forensic eye of a detective, the intrepid heart of an explorer and the gigantic balls of the most fearless writer that ever lived.
